Arthur William Bates Jr
Military
Object Number - UPL 23761 - Lt. Arthur W Bates Jr., [Bowling Green OH], 504th Fighter Squadron. Assigned a/c not currently known.
Assigned to 504FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 1 x kill. Completed tour of duty.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME, Korean and UN service medals.
Post war: Remained in USAF, serving in Korea and Vietnam, rising to the rank of Lt Colonel.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Wood County, OH, USA | 20 December 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
Patterson Blvd, Fairfield, OH 45014, USA | 16 November 1942 | Patterson Field Fairfield Ohio |
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Based |
Fowlmere | 31 July 1944 - 12 March 1945 | Assigned to 504FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK | 28 October 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Germany | 26 November 1944 | Credited 1 x kill. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 12 March 1945 | |
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Died |
Escambia County, FL, USA | 19 October 1976 | |
| Bowling Green, OH, USA | |||
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Buried |
Pensacola, FL, USA | Barrancas National Cemetery Pensacola Escambia County Florida, USA |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit History
